“Behind the Curtain: A Peek at Life from within the ER is a riveting primer of the types of cases that place patients in the emergency room, but it goes much further in explaining how physicians operate in such unknown conditions to the betterment of their patients. Practicing medicine when you never know who will walk through the door or be brought in by ambulance is a constant, changing environment requiring split-second decisions. That’s the fascinating expertise Dr. Sterling brings to the reader in recognizing the medical attention needed in the fast-paced world of the unknown that is the American emergency room.”